LA RUMBA DE MI VIDA

Preview Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7qOOZzy3no&feature=youtu.be TRACKLIST A1. Malata A2. Tika Kolela Chérie A3. Ba Mpangi Ya Matadi A4. Mosala Etindi A5. Casier Judiciaire B1. La Mode Ya Pius Apiki Dalapo B2. Ngai Muana Na Weyi B3. Cha Cha Cha Erique B4. Baiser Na Litama B5. Lopango Ya Bana Na Ngai B6.Victoire de Bruxelles B7. Onzeteuna C1. Revolver C2. Baila Charanga C3. El Paso De Encarnacion C4. El Pinazo C5. Na Mokili Mibale Na Mibale D1. Ma Nkewa D2. Bandoki Kabasala Ye Nkenda Ko D3. Beno Bakongo Sika D4. Owawa D5. Camp Luka D6. Lokumu Ya Mwasi Mpo Na Mobali (bonus track) INFO After the double LP 'The Loningisa Years 1956-1961', released in 2017, Planet Ilunga continues to explore the monumental oeuvre of Congo's most legendary band O.K. Jazz. This new 2LP compilation 'La Rumba de mi Vida' displays the full extent to which O.K. Jazz and its bandleader Franco explored Congolese rumba in the sixties and early seventies. Each of the four sides on this double LP presents a different facet of O.K. Jazz. The songs presented on this album justify why Franco was (and still is) regarded as the greatest portraitist of Congolese society. Side A presents tracks published in the early seventies on Franco™s label Editions Populaires. This was a period in which Franco took full control over the orchestra and was integrating a new sound into the band such as the return of the acoustic guitar and collaborations with artists from the first generation of Congolese rumba such as Manuel d'Oliveira and Camille Feruzi. Side B includes some of the first recordings O.K. Jazz made abroad, when the band went to Brussels in the early sixties to record for the Surboum African Jazz label. Side C features five charming covers that O.K. Jazz did, mostly of Cuban artists. Side D shows the band™s sensitivity for composing songs firmly rooted in the vast universe of Congolese folklore, and for writing lyrics in languages other than Lingala, Kinshasa™s lingua franca. Almost all of the 23 titles on this compilation have not been re-released previously and were restored and remastered from the original 45 rpm or 78 rpm release. This release would not have been possible without the precious help from many connaisseurs and collectors of Congolese rumba. A special mention goes to Stefan Werdekker, Hama-Dinga Ya Makilo and Samuel Malonga for their kind assistance during my research. * Double LP: 23 tracks * Gatefold sleeve with many photo™s and extensive liner notes in EN + FR * 180 gram vinyl * Limited and numbered release * Artwork: Pierre Huyghebaert & Sophie Boiron (Specu uloos) * Studio engineers: Pieter de Wagter (Equus) and Michael Kuhn (Dubplates & Mastering)